GM Hikaru Nakamura is in clear third at the London Chess Classic (Dec 3-12) with two wins, one draw and a loss. In addition to his win over Aronian, he had two decisive games with the black pieces, losing to GM Magnus Carlsen and defeating World Champion Vishy Anand.

GMs Magnus Carlsen and Luke McShane are leading with two wins and two draws each.

Hikaru tweeted,
"Live by the sword and die by the sword. Sometimes I wonder just how
many of these games I can play in the KID before I die of a heart
attack."